Tennis star Mikael Ymer has been disqualified from the Lyon Open after an astonishing meltdown throughout his spherical of 16 contest on Wednesday.
The Swedish star exploded and smashed his racket into items on the umpire’s chair after a disagreement over a contentious name, the NY Post studies.
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Ymer, 24, claimed {that a} shot from opponent Arthur Fils was out, however the umpire dismissed his attraction, arguing that it was too late after he missed the decision.
That led to an prolonged dialog between Ymer and the umpire, by which the 24-year-old argued that in a match the day prior to this, Richard Gasquet had requested a mark be checked in an identical scenario.
“Show me the mark then. Show me the mark,” Ymer mentioned. “You thought it clearly bounced on the line? Then show me the mark on the line.
“ … I’ve never witnessed that a ref said I’m not gonna go down and check the mark. No, it doesn’t happen.”
Fils, went on to win the sport, breaking Ymer within the course of. Ymer proceeded to stroll over to the chair and smash his racquet into it, resulting in an inevitable disqualification.
He then walked to his chair and threw the deal with again onto the court docket in disgust.
Ymer remained in his seat for a couple of minutes earlier than being instructed that he must depart as he had been disqualified.
“Not justifying the reaction at all but the amount of people that think a bad bounce = line hit is insane.” American Taylor Fritz wrote on Twitter. “Crazy bounces happen all over the court and especially near lines.”
Ymer, ranked 51st on the planet, will enter the French Open subsequent week in search of redemption.
The clip of the incident has gone viral on social media, with tennis followers reacting to Ymer’s actions.
One viewer mentioned: “Ymer was wrong for striking at the umpire’s chair.
“However, the umpire should be disqualified as well, for refusing to get off his high chair to confirm the spot and justify his call.”
A second tweeted: “Even if the umpire made a mistake, this is totally unacceptable.”
Fils will now proceed to the match’s quarterfinal and face Canadian ace Felix Auger Aliassime.
This article initially appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
Source: www.news.com.au
